In one moment, embattled Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) was touting polls that reflected poorly on President Donald Trump. In another, he was dismissing a survey that showed a grim approval rating for himself.
The inconsistent commentary on the significance of bad poll numbers, first highlighted on X by NBC’s Frank Thorp V, happened Tuesday as Schumer and other Senate Democrats held a press conference to highlight “100 days of chaos” during Trump’s second term.
In his introductory remarks, Schumer said, “The polls this week show Trump has the lowest 100-day approval rating since they started polling 80 years ago. The lowest! Even worse, 72% of Americans think it’s likely that Trump’s handling of the economy will walk us directly into a recession.”
Less than 20 minutes later, during the same event, CNN’s Manu Raju asked Schumer about his own dismal approval…
